Pringsewu Regency

Pringsewu Regency is a regency of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 625 km² and a population of 364,825 people at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 382,841.[2] The regency seat is Pringsewu, located 37 kilometres from the provincial capital of Bandar Lampung. The regency was created on 29 October 2008.[3]

Pringsewu Regency (Kabupaten Pringsewu)
Regency
Seal
Location within Lampung
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Coordinates: 5.4221°S 104.9345°E / -5.4221; 104.9345
Country	Indonesia
Province	Lampung
Regency seat	Pringsewu
Government
• Regent	Sujadi
• Vice Regent	Fauzi
Area
• Total	625 km^2 (241 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	382,841
• Density	610/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 729
Website	pringsewukab.go.id

The regency name came from Javanese language terms "Thousand (sewu) bamboo (pring)", as the location of the town was once a bamboo forest.[4]

Administrative districts

The Regency comprises eight districts (kecamatan) which are listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census.

District	Population 2010 Census[5]
Adi Luwih	32,929
Ambarawa	32,283
Banyumas	18,996
Gading Rejo	69,307
Pagelaran	58,945
Pardasuka	32,131
Pringsewu	76,082
Sukoharjo	44,696

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2015.
3. "Regency Pringsewu". Visit to Lampung. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
4. Benoit, D.; Marc Pain (1989). Transmigration et migrations spontanées en Indonésie: Transmigration and spontaneous migrations in Indonesia. IRD Editions. ISBN 9782709909709.
5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.